Company Profile
Choopa, LLC is a Managed Hosting Services Provider based in Matawan, New Jersey which has enjoyed success and steady growth since the late 1990s. Our expansion has accelerated over the past 18-24 months so we are always on the lookout for talented additions to our team. Ours is a fast-paced and positive work environment with competitive compensation and benefits including medical and dental insurance, paid vacation, flexible scheduling, 401k with dollar for dollar matching plus other amenities such as free soda, coffee drinks, and snacks!
** All positions open to Local Candidates with valid U.S. Residency Only **

Systems Administrators

Hiring Objective
We are interested in talented technicians to improve our solid foundations while keeping support resource supplies ahead of the client demand curve. Special consideration is available to those willing to work second shifts, overnights and weekends.

Job Description Summary
Choopa SysAdmins deliver outstanding technical support to clients around the clock, around the globe. We are interested in talented technicians to improve our solid foundations while keeping support resource supplies ahead of the demand curve.

Day to day duties include but are not limited to the following:

- Setup, customization, and maintenance of new and existing servers

- Client interaction via email, tickets, live chat and phone

- Troubleshooting reported issues and providing timely resolution

- Following up to ensure client satisfaction

- Making contributions to organizational knowledge base

- Collaboration with teammates

Desired Technical Qualifications

- 2+ years' admin experience in Linux or FreeBSD (experience with both is a plus)

- Can demonstrate understanding of the following concepts:

Server/Application Architecture and Hardening

Storage Solutions (e.g., Ceph)

SMTP Daemons

TCP/IP (IPv6 familiarity)

Load Balancing

Virtualization

- Has experience with the following:

MySQL (more DBs: a plus)

iptables (FirewallD)

Apache, NGINX

QEMU/KVM

WordPress

cPanel

R1Soft

- Is familiar with:

Log Analysis/Troubleshooting

Linux Core Utilities

Bash

Soft Skills/Personality Traits

- Highly organized

- Pays close attention to detail

- Possesses superior written and verbal communication skills

- Possesses sound problem solving skills

- Able to conduct independent research and present solutions

Desirable traits/exposure (bonus items)

- Overnight and weekend coverage

- Ansible/Chef/Puppet

- VPN/Tunnel/VLANs

- IPMI KVM

- BGP/Bird

- Python

- ZFS

To apply for this position, please send your resume to [email protected] for consideration.

Datacenter Technicians

Hiring Objective
We welcome aspiring technologists to gain real world IT experience as part of our datacenter technical team.

Job Description Summary
Choopa Datacenter Technicians provide the core foundation of all technical operations in support of globally-distributed client hosting solutions around the clock.

Day to day duties include but are not limited to the following:

- Assembly of servers from component parts

- Initial OS installation and base configuration

- Racking servers and network equipment, cabling

- Monitoring production environment performance

- Escalating issues to ensure prompt resolution

- Making contributions to organizational knowledge base

- Collaboration with teammates

Baseline Technical Qualifications

- Possesses experience in Linux and/or BSD (entry level OK)

- Demonstrable knowledge of hardware components

- Possesses solid written and verbal communication skills

Soft Skills/Personality Traits

- Highly organized

- Well-coordinated

- Pays close attention to detail

To apply for this position, please send your resume to [email protected] along with a target hourly wage target.

Senior Network Engineers

Hiring Objective
We seek seasoned network administrators (at least 3 years' experience) to support continuing expansion and will give special consideration to those willing to work second shifts, overnights and weekends.